oven

noun

/ˈʌvn/

Idioms

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the part of a cooker that is like a box with a door on the front, in which food is cooked or heated
- Take the cake out of the oven.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 15–20 minutes.
- a gas/an electric oven
- a cool/hot/moderate oven
- Open a window, it's like an oven in here!
- Use oven mitts to move hot food.
compare microwave see also convection oven, fan oven
Extra Examples
- Bake them in a warm oven until risen and golden brown.
- Preheat the oven to 190°C.
- Tandoori food is cooked in a clay oven.
Topics Cooking and eatinga2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- electric
- gas
- microwave
- …
verb + oven
- turn on
- heat
- preheat
- …
oven + verb
- heat
- heat up
- cool
- …
oven + noun
- dish
- glove
- mitt
- …
preposition
- in an/the oven
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Word OriginOld English ofen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oven, German Ofen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek ipnos.

Idioms

have a bun in the oven

(informal, humorous) to be pregnant

单词	oven
释义	oven noun /ˈʌvn/ /ˈʌvn/ Idioms jump to other results enlarge image the part of a cooker that is like a box with a door on the front, in which food is cooked or heated Take the cake out of the oven. Bake in a preheated oven for 15–20 minutes. a gas/an electric oven a cool/hot/moderate oven Open a window, it's like an oven in here! Use oven mitts to move hot food. compare microwave see also convection oven, fan oven Extra Examples Bake them in a warm oven until risen and golden brown. Preheat the oven to 190°C. Tandoori food is cooked in a clay oven. Topics Cooking and eatinga2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective electric gas microwave … verb + oven turn on heat preheat … oven + verb heat heat up cool … oven + noun dish glove mitt … preposition in an/the oven See full entry Word OriginOld English ofen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oven, German Ofen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek ipnos. Idioms have a bun in the oven (informal, humorous) to be pregnant
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